The Mother Hips have flown under the radar as true indie music pioneers for almost two decades. With the release of their new album Pacific Dust (available October 27th on Camera Records), California's unsung psych-pop heroes tell their story. Hailed by critics for their "rootsy mix of 70s rock and power pop" (pitchfork.com) and for their unflinching ability to "sing it [more...]

Brooklyn's O'Death feature six members who can lead a straight-up hoot-nanny full of boot-stomping "goth-country" songs. These good ol' boys use fiddles, guitars, ukuleles, banjos, and trombones to get their rockin' revelry started. They list some of their influences as being "whiskey" and "Appalachian mountain music," which is very accurate, but I also hear Neil Young, especially [more...]

"Head for the Hills has created a sound that is all at once organic, precise, timeless, and brand-new," as reported by the Missoula Independent. The acclaimed Colorado Bluegrass quartet has been receiving nation-wide recognition in response to their refreshing take on acoustic music. Rooted in the tradition of bluegrass but described perhaps more accurately as progressive acoustic/modern [more...]

"Stunning instrumental and vocal virtuosity." — Relix Magazine. "Few things rejuvenate the soul like a warm fireside drink after an exhausting day in the snow. Hot Buttered Rum has that effect. Their original songs are instantly familiar and inviting, and their easygoing versions of timeless classics (the Beatles, Hank Williams) belie the intricacy of the arrangements." — [more...]

The Swedish hiphop/swing band Movits! are making their way through the music world, aiming for the top of the charts. A place they've already visited once with their '08 debut "Ã„ppelknyckarjazz". After appearing on the American talk show "the Colbert Report" the album climbed to number one spots on both iTunes and Amazon charts. Notable here is that these were American charts [more...]

Garage A Trois is a collaboration between four of the most visionary improvisers of the time: Skerik on saxophones, Mike Dillon on vibes, Marco Benevento on keyboards and Stanton Moore on drums. And while improvisation is at the heart of what this quartet has built its reputation on at their legendary New Orleans Jazzfest sets and rare, but in demand, club tours, it's the intricate [more...]

Whether you call them new-grass, jam-grass, bluegrass, folk, country, punk, rough and ready roots music, or raucous neo-old-timey spit and vinegar the six piece band known as the Hackensaw Boys are continuing to blow audiences away with their amazing high energy shows. Since it's inception in 1999, the band has toured the US extensively, and performed several successful tours [more...]